Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind

14 reviews

l4r4777's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is probably my favorite classic that I’ve read. It is so different from anything I’ve ever read and I love it. This novel is so descriptive, especially when detailing smell and the process of perfume making, and I was surprisingly invested in it! Grenouille as a character is super interesting and unique and just a wonder to read about. I love this book, it is a ridiculous ride and definitely one of my new favorites!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Ableism and Adult/minor relationship

camiloalcantara's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

I read this book a while ago and I didn't liked it. I am just adding the reading for the sake of registering and telling to however triesntonread it that is a bad book. Full of misogyny

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Violence

Moderate: Death, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Incest and Kidnapping

bugcollector's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

I don't think i get it. 
wanted to borrow it when i was a kid bc of nirvana, but didn't bc the cover had a naked ladyyy on it so when i heard about it again i figured that i might as well. 
maybe the old translation to hebrew is at fault too, but the book was so slow paced and the smells gimic gets overused, over detailed, just over. 
i mean we knew he was going to murder the gal from the begining nothing too shocking about any of it, so i guess you do get the premise , but it went on forever. 
it also took me too long to finish it and i had to extand my lending time from the library.

i think I'm in my girly mc era and this boring male wasn't giving what needed to be gave :/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

samalabaster's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, and Death of parent

Minor: Pedophilia